Your Happily Ever After is coming- I promise you. No fairytale can exist without a Once Upon A Time, without dragons to fight… And, likewise, no fairytale will close without a Happily Ever After. You’re going to be okay, I promise you. Your book is structured with lots of headings, pull-out quotes, and even an index –What made you decide to format it this way? a b c d e Hayden, Chloé (2022). Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After. Millers Point, New South Wales: Murdoch Books. ISBN 978-1-922616-18-0. OCLC 1334121296. Clement, Charli (22 September 2022). "Why Heartbreak High's autistic queer representation is so groundbreaking". Digital Spy . Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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Writing it was immensely difficult- I was filming Heartbreak High at the same time! There was lots of tears, lots of “I can’t do this”, but never once did I feel like giving up. I waited my whole life to see a book like this, and I’m not letting another child go through what I did. I want to make sure that people have resources, they have hope, they have the knowledge that they’re going to be okay… And I hope this book is a remedy for that. In your book, you talk about life in the context of three fundamental stages, which we are taught through fairy tales: Once Upon a Time stage, Adventure stage, and Happily Ever After stage –What advice would you give to those who are currently in their Once Upon a Time and Adventure stages? Sum, Eliza (26 February 2023). "Heartbreak High star accuses Marvel Stadium of ableism at Styles show". The Age . Retrieved 28 May 2023. Trombka, James (October 2022). "Chloe Hayden: Breaking Stereotypes through Media". Kent State University . Retrieved 28 May 2023. Diagnosed as autistic (and ADHD) at the age of thirteen and feeling ostracised from society, Chloe started an anonymous blog to share her feelings and to find a community, and ended up building something bigger than she ever dreamed. I have just started reading this and I thought I was the only one that felt this way, especially during school.Description Description "Fierce, unapologetic and joyous . . . This book is a marvel." - Jordon Steele-John, Disability Rights Advocate and Australian Senator

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Writing has always been my outlet and my safe space; it’s always been how I was best able to share my thoughts and my mind and everything I didn’t have the voice to say; writing a book felt like a natural progression.

Hayden, Chloé (2022). Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After. Millers Point, New South Wales: Murdoch Books. ISBN 978-1-922616-18-0. OCLC 1334121296. Hayden began posting to her YouTube channel in 2016, under the pseudonym Princess Aspien. [10] In 2020, she went viral after she posted a YouTube video criticizing Australian singer Sia's debut film Music for its portrayal of autism. [11] My mind is absolutely magical. I don’t see the world the way a typical person does, and I think that’s brilliant. Autistic people are the makers, the do’ers, the creators. If you could snap your fingers and change one thing about how non-Autistic people understand autism, what would it be?

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Hayden has a younger brother who is also autistic, [5] as well as an adopted brother and sister from Taiwan. [9] Career [ edit ]

Watson, Meg (28 February 2023). "Marvel Stadium announces changes after alleged ableism at Harry Styles show". The Age . Retrieved 28 May 2023. In August 2022, Hayden released the book Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After, [7] a part autobiography, part self-help book. Hayden stated, "I wrote this book because I wish I had it when I was diagnosed [with autism]." [6] [7]

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Ichchha (13 September 2022). "Heartbreak High: Who Is Chloé Hayden Boyfriend Dylan Rohan? Age Gap Family And Net Worth". Genius Celebs . Retrieved 28 May 2023. Hayden wishes to break existing autism stereotypes by talking about her experiences. She has stated, "I see autism as a superpower, if you look at people at the top of their fields, so many of them are on the spectrum." [5] In her autobiographical love letter for the world's outcasts, autistic actress Chloé Hayden guides readers to discover their ‘happily ever after’. In a world where ableism is entrenched in society, neurodiverse people are forced into a painful and humiliating box that they will never fit in. Her recounts of struggling through the Australian education system, mental health issues, severe bullying and other traumatic events are accompanied by witty humour and advice for those feeling lost in similar circumstances. Different, Not Less is a testament to the power of disabled voices in Australian society and defying the barriers that obstruct us. Now, Chloé is a power house in advocacy and a worldwide known name, with platforms of half a million followers and nearly half a billion views, in-person presentations at seminars, conferences, schools and her own tours in three continents to over a hundred thousand people, as well as starring as one of the worlds first autistic characters, Quinni in Netflix’s Heartbreak High. Since April 2023, she has hosted the podcast Boldly Me on Nova, in which she interviews several guests. [14] [15] [16] Public image and activism [ edit ]See us for who we are, not for who we’re not. Unlearn your bias, your expectation, your stigmas, and instead learn from the community, from us. We are not your stigmas. Finally, I feel there’s no better way to end an interview with you, than by asking for a fact about the Titanic?